Deodorant body wash with lotion

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of the invention described herein include a formulation comprising: a deodorant, a structurant and an emulsion comprising a homogenized mixture of wax and alcohol components, at least one of which is a surfactant, wherein the formulation comprises a stable lamellar or spherulite phase.

RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 10/710,052, filed Jun. 15, 2004, which claims priority under 35U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No.60/521,565, filed May 25, 2004, which applications are incorporatedherein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Invention embodiments described herein relate to deodorant body washproducts that cleanse and moisturize skin of a user through foamingaction, as well as act as a deodorant. Embodiments also include methodsof making the deodorant body wash, and methods of using the deodorantbody wash.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Personal care products have a variety of applications, including topicalapplication to skin. The topical applications have acted to moisturize,cleanse, disinfect or to apply active agents to the skin. Typically, thetopical applications have performed only one of these functions. Onetype of personal care product, a product that cleanses skin has, in someinstances, used a structurant in order to produce a composition having alamellar or spherulite phase.

It has been reported that formation of lamellar dispersion basedcompositions can only be accomplished with a limited, small group ofsurfactants. Surfactants not falling within this small group have beenreported to crystallize out of solution when added to a compositioncontaining a structurant, or to destabilize the composition or both. TheWO 97/05857 patent application includes a table that describesperformances of a collection of test surfactants in forming a lamellarphase when added to a composition containing a structurant. The data inthe table stated that stearyl alcohol, glyceryl monostearate and cetylalcohol did not form lamellar phases at room temperature. Instead, thesematerials crystallized out of solution or destabilized the lamellarphase formed by the composition.

Normal human beings produce about 0.5 to 1 liter of sweat daily. Incases of strain on the body and increased metabolism, human beingsproduce many times that amount. The course of the development of a humaninvolves the formation of two types of sweat glands. From birth topuberty, a person has only ecrine sweat glands, small sweat glands, butthe onset of puberty sees the formation of the apocrine sweat glands,large sweat glands, primarily in the area of the armpits and in the analand genital regions. Only the apocrine sweat glands produce, inconnection with skin bacteria which decompose the odorless sweat, sweatwith the known unpleasant odors. The odor of sweat is person-specificand is pronounced to different degrees for each person. For most people,simple washing of skin achieves only a short-term improvement, meaningthat often enough it is not possible to significantly reduce body odorwithout the use of deodorant active ingredients.

In order to achieve a deodorant effect, methods and antiperspirantformulations are used in combination. The use of antiperspirants thatinclude aluminum and aluminum/zirconium salts, which prevent theproduction of sweat by blocking the openings of sweat glands has beenknown for a long time. According to recent findings, the reduced sweatproduction has no effect on the organism since the “cooling effect”largely takes place via the “sweating” of the ecrine glands. Theinhibition of bacterial growth as a result of bacteriostats in the areaof the skin zones covered with apocrine sweat glands is not acceptableand sometimes leads to severe irritations and allergic reactions.

Ethyl alcohol, which is present in many of the conventional deodorantproducts, also acts as bacteriocide. To mask the odor of sweat,fragrances or perfume substances are frequently present in the deodorantpreparations. Some of these fragrances also have a bacteriostaticeffect, but with many of the fragrances or perfumes, users have similarside-effects as imparted by the bacteriostats.

DESCRIPTION

Embodiments of the invention described herein include formulation andsystem embodiments for cleansing and moisturizing skin and for acting asa deodorant, wherein the formulation and system embodiments include astable, aqueous dispersion of cleansing and moisturizing agents that arestructured within a stable, spheroidal network of finely dividedcleansing and moisturizing particles. The stable, spheroidal network iscapable of foaming due to flocculation in water and mechanical action bya consumer, which, in one embodiment, occurs in the shower. Thespheroidal network also includes wetting agents and emulsifiers such asstearic acid, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl monostearate and stearyl alcohol,that are incorporated within the network. The wetting agents andemulsifiers are desirable because they aid in building viscosity of theformulation, and aid in producing a high yield value. Further, thewetting agents and emulsifiers aid in skin occlusiveness for increasedmoisturization. While specific types of wetting agents and emulsifiersare described herein, it is understood that embodiments of the inventiondescribed herein are not limited to the specific wetting agents andemulsifiers described.

Embodiments of the invention additionally include methods for making theformulation and system, as well as methods for adding wetting agents andemulsifiers to a structurant in a manner that prevents the wettingagents and emulsifiers from “salting out.” Furthermore, the wettingagents and emulsifiers such as stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, glycerylmonostearate and stearyl alcohol do not destabilize the activity of thestructurant. Embodiments of the invention also include methods for usingthe formulation and system of the invention to make a deodorizingproduct.

Prior to embodiments of the invention described herein, it has not beenthought possible to incorporate wetting agents and emulsifiers such asstearic acid, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl monostearate, and stearyl alcoholinto a formulation with a structurant to make a spheroidal network.Embodiments of the invention described herein include stearic acid,cetyl alcohol, glyceryl monostearate and stearyl alcohol as well as astructurant to make the spheroidal network. It has surprisingly beenfound that the stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl monostearate, andstearyl alcohol do not salt out of the network and do not destabilizethe network but are incorporated into the network without introducinginstability. To the contrary, it has unexpectedly been found that thesewetting agents aid in building viscosity of the spheroidal network andaid in producing a high yield value. While stearic acid, cetyl alcohol,glyceryl monostearate, and stearyl alcohol are described, it isunderstood that other alcohols and waxes are suitable for use in thestable formulation embodiments of the invention.

It has also surprisingly been found that the deodorant embodimentsdescribed herein, which are applied to skin in the shower, perform in amanner comparable to a conventional deodorant product. It has not beenheretofore thought possible to deodorize skin, long term, using acleansing wash.

As used herein, the term “lamellar” refers to an ordered liquidcrystalline phase having alternating surfactant bilayers and waterlayers.

The term “spheroidal network” as used herein refers to a lamellar phasethat conforms to form a submicron spherical onion. Vesicles andliposomes are types of spheroidal networks.

The term “structurant” as used herein refers to a molecule that aids inthe formation of a spheroidal network.

The term “lotion” refers to a cosmetic formulation applied to the skin.

The term “wash” refers to a cosmetic formulation that is applied to theskin and then is washed from the skin.

The spheroidal network included in invention embodiments describedherein has a multilayer structure conformed to a submicron onion shape.Insoluble materials are dispersed throughout the onion shaped spheroidalnetwork. For some embodiments, insoluble materials are enclosed withinthe interior layers of the spheroidal network as well as the outerlayers. Soluble materials are similarly dispersed throughout thespheroidal network, within interior layers and outer layers.

A structurant is a component of cleansing-moisturizing wash embodimentsof the invention. Composition embodiments of the invention that employstructurants have, in some embodiments, lamellar or spherulitic phasesthat are capable of suspending large particles within the phase whileremaining pourable. Structurants are also used to prepare productembodiments of the invention that impart a soft feel that is pleasing toconsumers. One type of structurant is an electrolyte-based structurant.Examples of electrolyte-based structurants usable in the formulation andsystem embodiments of the invention described herein are described inWO/0105932, assigned to Huntsman and U.S. Patent Publication20030190302, assigned to Rhodia. While specific electrolyte-basedstructurants are described herein, it is believed that otherelectrolyte-based structurants are suitable for use in embodiments ofthe invention.

One cleansing-moisturizing wash embodiment of the invention has foamingfunctionality that aids in the cleansing functionality. This embodimentof the cleansing-moisturizing wash includes five phases. Ingredients inthe five phases for one embodiment are shown in the table that follows.It is understood that this embodiment is presented as one example of theinvention described herein and is not presented to limit embodiments ofthe invention. % w/w Phase A Deionized Water 7.000 Guarhydroxypropyltrimonium chloride 0.500 Phase B Glycerine 99% USP 1.000Cyamposis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum 0.300 Structurant Blend 33.000 PhaseC Sodium Laureth Sulfate 5.000 Phase D Deionized Water 25.700 EDTAdisodium salt 0.070 Uvinul MS 40 Powder 0.200 Grape Seed Oil 2.000Silicone 200/500 0.750 Ethyl Hexyl Hydroxystearate 1.000 C12-15 AlkylEthyl Hexanoate 0.750 Stearic Acid Tri Press 0.500 Cetyl Alcohol 0.500Glycerol Monostearate 0.250 Stearyl Alcohol 0.500 Petrolatum 6.000 SheaButter 3.000 Farnesol 0.200 Triethyl Citrate 2.400 Phase E Fragrance1.250 NaCl (Neat) 5.000 Citric Acid 20% Aq. Soln. 1.500 Phase E Phenonip1.000 Timica Pearl White 0.500

A first phase, phase A, of the wash includes a deionized water diluent,a cationic conditioning agent, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride.Other cation conditioning polymers which are suitable for use in phaseA, include Polyquatemium-4, Polyquatemium-6, Polyquatemium-7,Polyquaternium-10, Polyquaternium-11, Polyquaternium-16,Polyquarternium-24, and Polyquaternium-39. While specific quantities ofingredients are described in the table, it is understood that otherconcentration ranges may be suitable for use in formulation embodimentsof the invention. The diluent range varies in accordance with otheringredients to reach a total concentration of 100 percent by weight. Thecationic conditioning range may be from 0.001 to 1.000 percent byweight.

Phase B includes glycerine, the surfactant blend in a concentration ofabout 30 to 40 percent, and the cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar) gum. Inone embodiment, the surfactant blend is sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodiumtrideceth sulfate and cocamide MEA.

Phase D includes lotion ingredients such as grape seed oil, silicones,esters, wetting agents and emulsifiers such as stearic acid tri press,cetyl alcohol, glycerol monostearate, stearyl alcohol, sodium laurylsulphate, fatty alcohol, ether sulfates, disodium-n-lauryl-β-iminodipropionate, polyoxyethylenized castor oil, or sorbitan monooleate,sorbitan monostearate, lecithin, polyoxyethylene stearate, alkyl phenolpolyglycol ether, cetyltrimethyl ammonium chloride, ormono-/dialkylpolyglycol ether-orthophosphorus acid-mono-ethanolaminesalts, petrolatum, shea butter, Famesol, Triethylcitrate, and achelating agent, EDTA disodium salt and other non-toxic salts. Thechelating agent range may be from 0.001 to 0.250 by weight. Otheringredients are suitable for use in phase D to formulate a lotion.

Phase E includes sodium chloride and citric acid. The concentrationrange for use of sodium chloride is from 1.000 to 6.000 percent byweight. The concentration range for use of citric acid is from 0.001 to3.000 percent by weight. If required, the pH is adjustable with sodiumhydroxide or any other pH adjusting electrolyte, also within a range of0.001 to 3.000 percent.

Phase F includes a preservative, Phenonip. Other preservatives suitablefor use include DMDM Hydantoin, phenoxyethanol, parabens,chlorophenesin, benzyl alcohol, chlorhexidine gluconate, an ethylalcohol containing pentylene glycol and a sodium methylparaben mixturein the proportions 47/47/6, a pentylene glycol and sodium methylparabenmixture, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, andmixtures thereof in a concentration range of 0.001 to 1.000 percent byweight, based upon proven efficacy per formula embodiment.

In addition to the above noted compounds, various other ingredients canoptionally be utilized in the stable composition of embodiments of thepresent invention such as fragrances, perfumes, preservatives,disinfectants, antioxidants, antiredeposition agents, carriers,chelating and sequestering agents, dyes and pigments, quaternaryconditioners, cationic conditioning polymers such as, polyquatemium-4,polyquatemium-6, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-10; polyquatemium-11,polyquatemium-16, polyquarternium-24, and polyquaternium-39, corrosioninhibitors, hydrotropes, coupling agents, defoamers, builders,dispersants, emollients, extracts, vitamins, enzymes, foam boosters,flocculants, whitening agents, fixative polymers such as PVP,humectants, opacifiers, plasticizers, powders, solubilizers, solvents,waxes, UV absorbers/UV light stabilizers, hydrolyzed proteins, keratin,collagens, and the like.

Specific deodorants usable in deodorant wash embodiments include thefollowing acidic aluminum and/or aluminum/zirconium salts that can bestably incorporated into the emulsions. Concentrations of 0.001% to 40%by weight, and, in particular 0.001% to 25% by weight, of aluminumchlorohydrate and/or aluminum/zirconium chlorohydrate can be stablyincorporated into the emulsions. These concentration ranges refer to theactive contents of the antiperspirant complexes, such as aluminumcompounds and anhydrous complexes of aluminum compounds, as well asaluminum/zirconium compounds and anhydrous and buffer-free complexes ofaluminum/zirconium compounds. One buffer usable herein includes glycine.

Antiperspirant actives suitable for use herein include astringent activesalts, including in particular aluminium, zirconium and mixedaluminium/zirconium salts, including both inorganic salts, salts withorganic anions and complexes. Astringent salts include aluminium,zirconium and aluminium/zirconium halides and halohydrate salts, such aschlorohydrates.

Aluminium halohydrates are usually defined by the general formula,Al₂(OH)_(x)Q_(y)wH₂O, in which Q represents chlorine, bromine or iodine,x is variable from 2 to 5 and x+y=6 while wH₂O represents a variableamount of hydration.

Zirconium actives are represented by the empirical general formula:ZrO(OH)^(2n) _(−nz)B_(z). wH₂O in which z is a variable in the range offrom 0.9 to 2.0 so that the value 2n-nz is zero or positive, n is thevalency of B, and B is selected from the group consisting of chloride,other halide, sulphamate, sulphate and mixtures thereof. Possiblehydration to a variable extent is represented by wH 20. For someembodiments, B represents chloride and the variable z lies in the rangefrom 1.5 to 1.87. In practice, such zirconium salts are usually notemployed by themselves, but as a component of a combined aluminium andzirconium-based antiperspirant.

The above aluminium and zirconium salts may have coordinated and/orbound water in various quantities and/or may be present as polymericspecies, mixtures or complexes. In particular, zirconium hydroxy saltsoften represent a range of salts having various amounts of the hydroxygroup. Zirconium aluminium chlorohydrate are usable for someembodiments.

Antiperspirant complexes based on the above-mentioned astringentaluminium and/or zirconium salts are employed for some embodiments. Thecomplex often employs a compound with a carboxylate group, andadvantageously this is an amino acid. Examples of suitable amino acidsinclude dl-tryptophan, dl-β-phenylalanine, dl-valine, dl-methionine andβ-alanine, and preferably glycine which has the formula CH₂(NH₂)COOH.

Some embodiments employ complexes of a combination of aluminiumhalohydrates and zirconium chlorohydrates together with amino acids suchas glycine. Certain of those Al/Zr complexes are commonly called ZAG inthe literature. ZAG actives generally contain aluminium, zirconium andchloride with an Al/Zr ratio in a range from 2 to 10, especially 2 to 6,an Al/Cl ratio from 2.1 to 0.9 and a variable amount of glycine. Activesof this type are available from Westwood, Summit and Reheis.

Some antiperspirant actives are produced in the form of dense particles,that is to say are free from voids, or hollow particles that have beenmilled. It is highly desirable to employ such particles in the contextof forming formulations that are translucent when extruded through anarrow aperture and that can be used in opaque formulations. Otherantiperspirant actives that are produced and remain in the form ofhollow spheres are particularly suitable for opaque formulations.

The proportion of solid antiperspirant salt in a composition normallyincludes the weight of any water of hydration and any complexing agentthat may also be present in the solid active. Such hydrated water doesnot render the formulation hydrous.

The particle size of the antiperspirant salts often falls within therange of 0.1 to 200 μm with a mean particle size often from 3 to 20 μm.Both larger and smaller mean particle sizes can also be contemplatedsuch as from 20 to 50 μm or 0.1 to 3 μm.

Antiperspirant agents that are usable in formulation embodimentsdescribed herein include but are not limited to aluminum salts (of theempirical formula [Al₂(OH)_(m)Cl_(n)], where m+n=6); aluminum salts,such as aluminum chloride AlCl₃, aluminum sulfate Al₂(SO₄)₃; aluminumchlorohydrate [Al₂(OH)₅Cl]×H₂O standard Al complexes: Locron L(Clariant), Chlorhydrol (Reheis), ACH-303 (Summit), Aloxicoll L(Giulini). activated Al complexes: Reach 501 (Reheis), MCH-324 (Summit);aluminum sesquichlorohydrate [Al₂(OH)_(4.5)Cl_(1.5)]×H₂O standard Alcomplexes: aluminum sesquichlorohydrate (Reheis), ACH-308 (Summit),Aloxicoll 31 L (Giulini) activated Al complexes: Reach 301 (Reheis);aluminum dichlorohydrate [Al₂(OH)₄Cl₂]×H₂O; aluminum/zirconium salts:aluminum/zirconium trichlorohydrex glycine [Al₄Zr(OH)₁₃Cl₃]×H₂O×Glystandard Al/Zr complexes: Rezal 33GP (Reheis), AZG-7164 (Summit),Zirkonal P3G (Giulini) activated Al/Zr complexes: Reach AZZ 902(Reheis), AAZG-7160 (Summit), Zirkonal AP3G (Giulini);aluminum/zirconium tetrachlorohydrex glycine [Al₄Zr(OH)₁₂Cl₄]×H₂O×Glystandard Al/Zr complexes: Rezal 36G (Reheis), AZG-368 (Summit), ZirkonalL435G (Giulini) activated Al/Zr complexes: Reach AZP 855 (Reheis),AAZG-6313-15 (Summit), Zirkonal AP4G (Giulini); aluminum/zirconiumpentachlorohydrex glycine [Al₈Zr(OH)₂₃Cl₅]_(x)H₂O×Gly standard Al/Zrcomplexes: Rezal 67 (Reheis), Zirkonal L540 (Giulini) activated Al/Zrcomplexes: Reach AZN 885 (Reheis); aluminum/zirconium octachlorohydrexglycine [Al₈Zr(OH)₂₀Cl₈]×H₂O×Gly.

Use of the antiperspirant agents from the raw material classes ofaluminum and aluminum/zirconium salts is not limited to the standardcommercial mainly aqueous solutions, such as, for example, Locron L(Clariant). Commercial anhydrous powders of the same raw materials, suchas, for example, Locron P (Clariant) are also useful.

The use AT-salt suspensions in which aluminum and aluminum/zirconiumsalts present in powder form are supplied dispersed in various oils areusable for some embodiments.

Furthermore, it may be advantageous to use special aluminum andaluminum/zirconium salts which are supplied for improving the solubilityas glycol complexes.

Further advantageous antiperspirant agents are based, instead of onaluminum or zirconium, on other metals, such as, for example, beryllium,titanium and hafnium.

In this connection, the list of antiperspirant agents which are usableshould, however, not be limited to metal-containing raw materials, butcompounds which comprise nonmetals, such as boron, and those which areclassed as being in the field of organic chemistry, such as, forexample, anticholergics, are also advantageous. Advantageous in thissense are also polymers which may either contain metals or bemetal-free.

The effect arising in numerous preparations of a visible white residueremaining on the skin following application of the preparation isusually perceived by the user as being undesirable. In anhydrouspreparations, the use of propoxylated alcohols has proven useful forconcealing this phenomenon. The addition of propoxylated alcohols having10 to 20 propyloxy units and 2 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, inone particular embodiment. PPG-14 butyl ether, is usable to conceal theappearance of such white residues.

Deodorants are advantageously added to preparation embodiments describedherein.

A use of antimicrobial substances in cosmetic deodorants reduces thebacterial flora on the skin. In this regard, only the odor-causingmicroorganisms should be effectively reduced. The flow of sweat itselfis not influenced by this, and microbial decomposition of the sweat ismerely temporarily stopped. The combination of astringents withantimicrobially effective substances in a composition is also usable.

Deodorants usable in invention embodiments described herein include, forexample, odor concealers, such as perfume constituents, odor absorberssuch as sheet silicates, in particular, montmorillonite, kaolinite,illite, beidellite, nontronite, saponite, hectorite, bentonite,smectite, and also, zinc salts of ricinoleic acid. Antimicrobial agentsare likewise suitable for incorporation into emulsions according toembodiments described herein. Advantageous substances are, for example,2,4,4′-trichloro-2′-hydroxydiphenyl ether (Irgasan),1,6-di(4-chlorophenylbiguanido)hexane (chlorhexidine),3,4,4′-trichlorocarbanilide, quaternary ammonium compounds, oil ofcloves, mint oil, thyme oil, triethyl citrate, ethylhexyl glycerine,polyglycerol caprylate, and famesol(3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol). Sodium hydrogencarbonate isalso usable for some embodiments.

Other deodorant constituents include deoperfumes, and/or microbicides,including particularly bactericides, such as chlorinated aromatics,including biguanide derivatives, such as materials triclosan (IrgasanDP300®), chlorhexidine and Tricloban®. A yet another class includesbiguanide salts such as are available under the trade mark Cosmosil®.

A yet further class of antimicrobial which can advantageously beemployed herein comprises transition metal chelators, such as aminoacids or salts thereof, which chelators have affinity for iron (III),and a binding constant for iron (III) of greater than 10¹⁰, or, foroptimum performance, greater than 10²⁶. The iron (III) binding constantreferred to above is the absolute stability constant for thechelator-iron (III) complex. One especially preferred chelator is DTPA(diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid) and salts thereof. Suchantimicrobials suppress microbial regrowth when used in amounts rangingfrom 0.35 to 2% by weight.

Active ingredients or active ingredient combinations which are usable inthe emulsions according to embodiments the invention are not intended tobe limiting. The amount of deodorants (one or more compounds) in thepreparations is for some embodiments, 0.01 to 10% by weight,particularly 0.05 to 5% by weight, in particular 0.1 to 1% by weight,based on the total weight of the preparation.

Other optional ingredients can be incorporated to the extent that theyare miscible with the carrier fluids. They include skin benefit agentssuch as glycerol as mentioned previously herein, and allantoin orlipids, for example, in an amount of up to 5%; oil-soluble colorants;skin cooling agents such as menthol and menthol derivatives, often in anamount of up to 2%, all of these percentages being by weight of theformulation. A commonly employed and highly desired ingredient is aperfume, which is normally present at a concentration of from 0 to 4%and in many formulations from 0.25 to 2% by weight thereof.

In the formulation embodiment of the table described above, phase A wasprepared by mixing the guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride anddeionized water until the guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride wasthoroughly blended to form a uniform phase A mixture.

To make phase B, the Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum and glycerineare blended until the Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum was wetted andwas completely dispersed to make a slurry. The glycerine/CyamopsisTetragonoloba (Guar) Gum slurry was added to the surfactant blend andwas mixed until a uniform blend was achieved. The phase B uniform blendwas then added to the phase A mixture to form a combined phase A and Bmixture.

The combined phase A and B mixture is mixed until uniform. The uniformmixture was then heated to a temperature within a range of 40° C. to 70°C. Phase C was added to the combined phase A and B mixture to make aphase A, B and C mixture.

To make phase D, the following ingredients were blended: EDTA disodiumsalt, grape seed oil, silicone 200/500, EthylHexyl Hydrostearate, C12-15Alkyl EthylHexanoate, stearic acid tri pres, cetyl alcohol, glycerolmonostearate, stearyl alcohol, petrolatum, shea butter, famseol,triethyl citrate and deionized water. The phase D mixture was heateduntil all ingredients were liquid. When all ingredients were liquid,rendering phase D liquid, phase D was high energy mixed at moderatespeed. The moderate speed mixing was continued until the mixture wasready to add to the combined mixture of phases A, B and C, also calledthe main batch.

Phase D was then added to make a combined blend of phase A, B, C and D.The mixture of phase A, phase B, phase C and phase D was mixed until ahomogeneous mixture was achieved. The mixture was cooled to roomtemperature at a rate of 1° C. for every 10 minutes. The ingredients ofphases E and F were added, one at a time, until a homogeneous mixturethat had all of the desired attributes of the cleansing foaming lotionembodiment of the invention were achieved.

The cleansing foaming lotion embodiments of the invention describedherein are viscous liquids, having a viscosity of about 100,000 cPs anda pH of 5.5 to 6.5. The wash embodiments, are, for some embodiments,colored or fragranced. Some embodiments of the cleansing foaming lotionmay moisturize skin for at least about 24 hours from application.

One lotion embodiment of the invention foams and cleanses for use in theshower and may moisturize skin for at least about 24 hours aftershowering. With this embodiment, a user need use only a product of theinvention to both cleanse and moisturize. A separate cleanser andmoisturizer are not required. That the invention described herein iscapable of both cleansing and moisturizing is unexpected becausecleansing skin removes fats, oils and lipids from the skin. Cleansingtypically leaves skin dehydrated. It is then unexpected that a singleproduct is capable of both cleansing and moisturizing.

One additional attribute of the wash of the invention described hereinis that the cleansing moisturizing wash moisturizes skin without leavinga heavy oil feel on the skin. This heavy moisturized feel typicallyoccurs when a moisturizer is separately applied to skin. The washdescribed herein not only saves a user time and money in not having toapply two separate products but eliminates the heavy oil feel whileeffectively moisturizing.

The cleansing foaming wash of the invention described herein differsfrom a traditional wash in that the traditional wash does not include aspherulite state. This spherulite state is also known as an “onionphase” state. The spherulite state is a stable high energy state. Thespherulites within the wash make it possible to add lotion ingredientsto a cleansing and foaming product and to maintain all of the propertiesof both the body wash, which cleanses and the lotion, which moisturizes.

The cleansing foaming wash with a lotion is a structured liquidformulation that includes water soluble, water dispersible, waterinsoluble and water indispersible ingredients without an adverse impact,such as “salting out” and incipient instability. The cleansing portionof the formulation also includes adjuvants and solubilizers that aid increating a product with a pre-selected viscosity or foaming potential.The formulation of the invention described herein produces a finishedproduct that has improved stability as compared to conventional washesbecause of materials in the formulation, that add stability, and thatcannot be added to a conventional wash. These materials include wettingagents and emulsifiers such as stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, glycerylmonostearate and stearyl alcohol.

A method for making a formulation embodiment of the invention thatincludes waxes and alcohols such as stearic acid, cetyl alcohol,glyceryl monostearate and stearyl alcohol, or other wax or alcohol-basedsurfactant, includes the steps described herein. One embodiment of phaseD, such as is described above, was prepared by adding oils, silicones,esters and any other insoluble ingredients to the alcohols and waxes.About 10 percent deionized water was also added.

Phase D was heated to about 70° C. to melt the alcohols and waxes. Whenall of the alcohols and waxes were melted, phase D was emulsified andhomogenized using, in one embodiment, a homo-mixer at moderate speed.Phase D was mixed for a minimum of five minutes. Moderate sidesweepmixing was continued until the phase D was ready for addition to thephase A, B and C mixture. Phase D was then added to the phase A, B and Cmixture when the A, B, and C mixture was mixed homogeneously. Anaddition of sodium chloride and/or citric acid and/or fragrance drovethe formula to a spherulite phase. It was observed that the spherulitephase was stable with no salting out.

One test for determining whether the formulation is in a spherulitephase includes taking a 100 gram formulation sample of the formulationand adding 1 to 2 percent neat salt. If, at 24 hours the viscosity hasincreased above the initial viscosity of the batch, the formulation isnot in the spherulite phase. This result indicates that the formulationrequires more oils or salt in order to form a spherulite phase. A secondtest includes preparing a sample of about 100 grams and adding severalbeads to the sample. The sample is held at a temperature of about 50° C.for several days. If the beads are still suspended, the sample has aspherulite phase and is stable.

Embodiments of the formulation of the invention described herein haveuse in shaving and moisturizing, shampoos and conditioners, in additionto washes and moisturizers. Formulation embodiments of the inventiondescribed herein have a wide number of other applications such aspersonal care applications, home care applications, industrial andinstitutional applications, pharmaceutical applications, textilecompounds, and the like.

Examples of various personal care applications include products such asthe following: shampoos, for example, baby shampoos; conditioningshampoos; bodifying shampoos; moisturizing shampoos; temporary haircolor shampoos; 3-in-1 shampoos; anti-dandruff shampoos; hair colormaintenance shampoos; acid (neutralizing) shampoos; and salicylic acidshampoos.

Skin and body cleansers, for example, moisturizing body washes;antibacterial body washes; deodorizing body washes; bath gels; showergels; hand soaps; bar soaps; body scrubs; bubble baths; facial scrubs;foot scrubs; creams and lotions, for example, alpha-hydroxy acid lotionsand creams; beta-hydroxy acid creams and lotions; skin whiteners; selftanning lotions; sunscreen lotions; barrier lotions; moisturizers; hairstyling creams; vitamin C creams; liquid talc products and antibacteriallotions; and other moisturizing lotions and creams.

One specific embodiment is a formulation for a 24 hour deodorant bodywash. Three formulations are shown as follows: 24 hour Deodorant BodyWash with Lotion −1 −2 −3 % w/w % w/w % w/w Phase A DI Water 22.08021.880 24.380 Jaguar C-17 0.500 0.500 0.500 Phase B Glycerine 99% USP1.000 1.000 1.000 Jaguar S 0.300 0.300 0.300 Miracare SLB-365 33.00033.000 33.000 Phase C Sodium Laureth Sulfate 5.000 5.000 5.000 Phase DUvinul MS 40 Powder 0.200 0.200 0.200 Trilon BD 0.070 0.070 0.070 GrapeSeed Oil 2.000 2.000 2.000 Silicone 200/500 0.750 0.750 0.750 Wickenol171 1.000 1.000 1.000 Hetester FAO 0.750 0.750 0.750 Emersol 7036(Stearic Acid) 0.500 0.500 0.500 Cetyl Alcohol 0.500 0.500 0.500Glyceryl Monostearate 0.250 0.250 0.250 Steryl Alcohol 0.500 0.500 0.500Petrolatum 6.000 6.000 6.000 Shea Butter 3.000 3.000 3.000 Farnesol0.200 0.000 0.000 TriethylCitrate 2.400 2.400 0.000 EthylHexylGlycerine0.000 0.400 0.000 Triclosan 0.000 0.000 0.300 DI Water 10.000 10.00010.000 Phase E EO . . . 2.000 2.000 2.000 CaCl (Neat) 5.000 5.000 5.000Citric Acid 20% Aq. Soln 1.500 1.500 1.500 Phase E Phenonip 1.000 1.0001.000 Timica Pearl White 0.500 0.500 0.500

When formulations such as the deodorant formulation above were appliedto skin, it was found that residual deodorizing ingredients wereretained on the skin for at least about 24 hours after application toskin.

Examples of other applications include home care applications thatinclude products such as home care and industrial and institutionalapplications, such as laundry detergents; dishwashing detergents(automatic and manual); hard surface cleaners; hand soaps, cleaners andsanitizers; polishes (shoe, furniture, metal, etc.); automotive waxes,polishes, protectants, and cleaners, and the like.

Examples of pharmaceutical applications include topical formulations inthe form of creams, lotions, ointments, or gels, wherein the formulationmay be used as a carrier for the pharmaceutically active material, or asa carrier for a skin penetration enhancer, or as a carrier for a phasehaving an aesthetic effect, or present to enhance the solubility orbioavailability of the pharmaceutically active material.

These formulations may be administered or applied to either human orveterinary conditions for the full breadth of indications treatable bypharmaceutical means, such as fever, irritation, dermatitis, rash;viral, fungal, or bacterial infection; organic disease; etc. Thepharmaceutically active agents could have any appropriate function fortreatment of the condition, and can be a mixture of one or morepharmaceutically active materials, such as emetics, antiemetics,febrifuge, fungicide, biocide, bactericide, antibiotic, antipyretic,NSAID, emollient, analgesics, antineoplastics, cardiovascular agents,enzymes, proteins, hormones, steroids, antipruritics, antirheumaticagents, biologicals, cough and cold treatments, dandruff products,muscle relaxants, psychotherapeutic agents, skin and mucous membraneagents, skin care products, vaginal preparations, wound care agents, andother appropriate classes of pharmaceutically active agents capable ofappropriate administration via dosage form.

The formulation embodiments may be packaged in a pressurized containeror unpressurized container. The formulation may be applied to wipes,swabs or other flexible substrates.

The formulation embodiments may include variegation, and suspendedsolids that impart color. The formulation embodiments may be made into awide variety of product types that include, but are not limited to,lotions, creams, gels, sticks, sprays, ointments, cleansing liquidwashes, solid bars, shampoos, pastes, foams, powders, mousses, shavingcreams, wipes, patches, nail lacquers, wound dressing, adhesivebandages, hydrogels, and films. Make-up, such as foundations, mascaras,and lipsticks also form suitable compositions. These product embodimentsmay further comprise several additional types of cosmetically acceptabletopical carriers including, but not limited to solutions, emulsions(e.g., microemulsions and nanoemulsions), gels, solids and liposomes.

While certain embodiments of the present invention have been describedand specifically exemplified above, it is not intended that theinvention be limited to such embodiments. Various modifications may bemade thereto without departing from the scope and spirit of the presentinvention, as set forth in the following claims.

1. A deodorant formulation comprising: a structurant and an emulsion comprising a homogenized mixture of wax and alcohol components, at least one of which is a surfactant, and a deodorant wherein the formulation comprises a stable lamellar or spherulite phase.
 2. The formulation of claim 1 wherein the wax is melted.
 3. The formulation of claim 1 wherein the structurant comprises an electrolyte.
 4. The formulation of claim 1, wherein the emulsion further comprises grape seed oil.
 5. The formulation of claim 1, wherein the emulsion further comprises one or more silicone.
 6. The formulation of claim 1, wherein the emulsion further comprises one or more ester.
 7. The formulation of claim 1, wherein the emulsion further comprises water.
 8. The formulation of claim 1, wherein the wax and alcohol components comprise one or more of stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl monostearate, and stearyl alcohol.
 9. The formulation of claim 1, further comprising water.
 10. The formulation of claim 1, further comprising a fragrance.
 11. The formulation of claim 1 further comprising one or more ingredients that moisturize skin.
 12. The formulation of claim 10 wherein the ingredients that moisturize skin comprise one or more of grape seed oil, silicone, and esters.
 13. The formulation of claim 1 further comprising one or more ingredients that cleanse skin.
 14. The formulation of claim 1 further comprising one or more ingredients that cleanse and moisturize skin.
 15. A wipe comprising the deodorant formulation of claim
 1. 16. The formulation of claim 1 comprising five phases.
 17. The formulation of claim 9 comprising a lotion phase.
 18. The formulation of claim 10 wherein the lotion phase comprises one or more of stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl monostearate, and stearyl alcohol.
 19. A method for deodorizing a human body comprising applying the formulation of claim 1 to the body in a shower.
 20. A method for deodorizing and cleansing a human body comprising applying the formulation of claim 1 to the body in a shower. 